Biografia człowieka. O roli przypadku i ludzkim losie rozmawiają Jan Kieniewicz i ksiądz Stanisław Rabiej

Kieniewicz, Jan; Rabiej, Stanisław

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“…The revolution carried out in a state of subordination, i.e., our dual dependence in the modern world-on the Eastern hegemon on the one hand and on the Western mirage on the other-has resulted in a new form of society oriented toward mediocrity. This was not remedied by the appropriation of Catholicism by Polishness (Kieniewicz 2008c), nor were we transformed into angels by the "fatal force" of poets 3 (Kieniewicz 2023). The turnaround of 1989 changed everything in Poland.…”

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The Determinants of Parliamentary Turnover in Central and Eastern European Countries, 1990–2022

Semenova

2024

Elites of Post-Transformation. The Cases of Central and Eastern European Countries

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This chapter draws attention to the problem of the elite's change in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries after 1989 and underlines its importance nowadays. The authors point out that the systemic transformation was an elite-driven process. Elites were significant agents of control. The text describes different models of elite exchange in CEE countries. In some of them, post-communist elites remained influential. In others, opposition elites seemed to play a dominant role. However, even in the latter case, tensions between different factions of the democratic elite could not have been avoided. They influence the public spheres and policies in each country. It is clear that the process of replacement at the time seemed imperfect and incomplete. The authors posit the question (which is also the main theme of the volume) whether we are dealing with circulation or reproduction when it comes to populist elites. The populists' effort lay in presenting their road to power as circulation. At least in some cases, however, this can be understood as reproduction since the current members of the elite were already in power. These efforts are accompanied by a strong anti-elitism that aims to blur or even conceal the elitist positions of the contemporary power elites. The final sections of the chapter outline the aim and content of the presented volume.

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“…The revolution carried out in a state of subordination, i.e., our dual dependence in the modern world-on the Eastern hegemon on the one hand and on the Western mirage on the other-has resulted in a new form of society oriented toward mediocrity. This was not remedied by the appropriation of Catholicism by Polishness (Kieniewicz 2008c), nor were we transformed into angels by the "fatal force" of poets 3 (Kieniewicz 2023). The turnaround of 1989 changed everything in Poland.…”

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confidence: 99%

New Elites, Old Practices? Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Rule in Pre-Full Scale-War Ukraine in Relation to Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Practices

Iwaniuk

2024

Elites of Post-Transformation. The Cases of Central and Eastern European Countries

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This chapter draws attention to the problem of the elite's change in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries after 1989 and underlines its importance nowadays. The authors point out that the systemic transformation was an elite-driven process. Elites were significant agents of control. The text describes different models of elite exchange in CEE countries. In some of them, post-communist elites remained influential. In others, opposition elites seemed to play a dominant role. However, even in the latter case, tensions between different factions of the democratic elite could not have been avoided. They influence the public spheres and policies in each country. It is clear that the process of replacement at the time seemed imperfect and incomplete. The authors posit the question (which is also the main theme of the volume) whether we are dealing with circulation or reproduction when it comes to populist elites. The populists' effort lay in presenting their road to power as circulation. At least in some cases, however, this can be understood as reproduction since the current members of the elite were already in power. These efforts are accompanied by a strong anti-elitism that aims to blur or even conceal the elitist positions of the contemporary power elites. The final sections of the chapter outline the aim and content of the presented volume.

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“…I have referred to this process as Transition and Transformation, noting the importance of the latter element in particular (Kieniewicz 1993;2008a). Transition is a gradual, evolutionary rather than revolutionary change in the system.…”

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“Fixers”: Conversions and Arrangements of Capital in the Narratives of the Polish Business Elite

Lipiński

2024

Elites of Post-Transformation. The Cases of Central and Eastern European Countries

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This chapter draws attention to the problem of the elite's change in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries after 1989 and underlines its importance nowadays. The authors point out that the systemic transformation was an elite-driven process. Elites were significant agents of control. The text describes different models of elite exchange in CEE countries. In some of them, post-communist elites remained influential. In others, opposition elites seemed to play a dominant role. However, even in the latter case, tensions between different factions of the democratic elite could not have been avoided. They influence the public spheres and policies in each country. It is clear that the process of replacement at the time seemed imperfect and incomplete. The authors posit the question (which is also the main theme of the volume) whether we are dealing with circulation or reproduction when it comes to populist elites. The populists' effort lay in presenting their road to power as circulation. At least in some cases, however, this can be understood as reproduction since the current members of the elite were already in power. These efforts are accompanied by a strong anti-elitism that aims to blur or even conceal the elitist positions of the contemporary power elites. The final sections of the chapter outline the aim and content of the presented volume.

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Biografia człowieka. O roli przypadku i ludzkim losie rozmawiają Jan Kieniewicz i ksiądz Stanisław Rabiej

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The Determinants of Parliamentary Turnover in Central and Eastern European Countries, 1990–2022

The Determinants of Parliamentary Turnover in Central and Eastern European Countries, 1990–2022

New Elites, Old Practices? Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Rule in Pre-Full Scale-War Ukraine in Relation to Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Practices

“Fixers”: Conversions and Arrangements of Capital in the Narratives of the Polish Business Elite

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